Flash flood at Utah campground kills Provo fire captain and four family members

Heavy rains triggered a flash flood through a canyon wash at Sunglow campground near Bicknell, Utah, on July 17, 2026, killing five family members. Provo Fire Captain Spencer Long, his wife Katrina, and their three sons — Reid, Thayne, and Gage — died. Their daughter, not on the trip, survived. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office confirmed the deaths.